For decades the shrinking Aral Sea has been the poster child for environmental catastrophe. Behind images of rusty fishing boat shells sitting awkwardly among the sand dunes lies a story of human ...

Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. But what happens when the learned fisherman finds no fish at all? This has been one of numerous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aktau, Kazakhstan – During his childhood, Adilbek Kozybakov’s mother always kept a jar of sturgeon caviar in the fridge. Each day, ...

Rusting fishing vessels lie stranded on the desert floor in Muynak, Uzbekistan, once a bustling port on the Aral Sea. The retreating waters have left these hulls as silent reminders of a profound ...

Once one of the world's worst environmental disasters, Aral Sea region is seeing signs of renewal. Scientists in Uzbekistan are working with Chinese partners to cultivate salt-tolerant plants that can ...

This post is part of Global Voices’ May 2026 Spotlight series, “Global crisis, local solutions.” This series will offer stories of resistance and successful climate action, insight into how ...